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Neighborhood · Ranked #7,456 of 84,120 nationally

Holly Hills Eviction Risk: Elevated , Columbus

Tract 13215002902 · Muscogee County, GA · pop 2,729 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

Here is how census tract 13215002902, in Holly Hills in Columbus eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 5.2/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 2,729. That is riskier than about 47% of US census tracts.

About 42% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $978 monthly, set against $35,882 in average yearly household income, roughly 33% of income at the averages. About 77% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
6.5
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 32% Stable renters 44% Owners 24%
Tract context
Occupied units994
Renter share76.7%
SVI overall0.99
Poverty rate29.3%
Median income$35,882

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Holly Hills
Moderate
Within parent city
81 th percentile
Rank, 81st percentileLowHigh
#12 of 59 tracts In Columbus
High
Within county
81 th percentile
Rank, 81st percentileLowHigh
#12 of 59 tracts In Muscogee County
High
Within state
98 th percentile
Rank, 98th percentileLowHigh
#61 of 2,791 tracts In Georgia
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Columbus and the region

Centroid at 32.4421, -84.9363 · click any tract to drill in

Why Holly Hills scores 6.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Columbus
4.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.2
State political climate
Georgia legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
29.3% poverty · this tract
7.3
Supply constraint
$978 rent vs county FMR
3.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Columbus
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Columbus
2.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Columbus
3.0

How Holly Hills compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Holly Hills risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.56.5This tracttract 002902Columbus: 2.72.7Columbusparent cityCounty: 5.45.4Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.73.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 99

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress

Eviction-adjacent indicators

Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Holly Hills

The heaviest input here is economic stress at 7.3/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Columbus eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Muscogee County average of 5.0 and below the Georgia statewide average of 5.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 99th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

In CDC survey modeling, about 32.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 24.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 13215002902

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13215002902?

Census tract 13215002902 in the Holly Hills neighborhood scores 6.5/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 13215002902?

Median gross rent is $978/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 13215002902?

29.3% of residents in tract 13215002902 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,729.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 13215002902?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 99th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 95th, household 96th, minority 94th, housing 93th.
Q5

Is tract 13215002902 considered part of Holly Hills?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13215002902 fall within Holly Hills (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 13215002902 struggle to pay rent?

About 32.2% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 24.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 13215002902 compare to Columbus overall?

Tract 13215002902 scores 6.5/10, higher than the parent city of Columbus at 2.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Columbus eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q8

Was tract 13215002902 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
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